{"id":650209,"date":"2013-04-02T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T21:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=790524"},"modified":"2013-04-02T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T21:21:15","slug":"first-render-of-htcs-facebook-phone-reportedly-leaks-ahead-of-thursday-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/650209","title":{"rendered":"First Render Of HTC&#8217;s &lsquo;Facebook Phone&#8217; Reportedly Leaks Ahead Of Thursday Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"70\" src=\"http:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/facebook-phone.jpg?w=100&amp;h=70&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-tc-carousel-river-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"facebook-phone\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 10px 7px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The HTC hardware that&#8217;s being prepped as the delivery mechanism for <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/04\/01\/why-facebook-home-is-potentially-brilliant\/\">Facebook Home, which has lots more potential than the device itself<\/a>, supposedly leaked in\u00a0the\u00a0image above. The render, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evleaks\/status\/319183265938423808\/photo\/1\">tweeted by Evleaks<\/a>, a consistent source of pre-release Android hardware info, doesn&#8217;t look like much: it&#8217;s\u00a0destined\u00a0to be a mid-range device, after all, according to early leaks.<\/p>\n<p>The leak also suggests it&#8217;ll be called the HTC First, which sounds like a not-so-great play on the HTC One naming scheme. Previous info had it codenamed the HTC Myst, which at least brought to mind the popular point-and-click adventure game. The name &#8216;First&#8217; at least evokes the idea that you&#8217;ll be the first of your friends to spot all the activity going down on Facebook, but again, don&#8217;t expect the hardware to account for any of the &#8216;wow&#8217; factor of <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/03\/28\/facebook-android-phone\/\">Thursday&#8217;s announcement at Facebook HQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What we&#8217;ve heard about the phone itself so far indicates a modest but capable performer, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5 megapixel rear camera and a 4.3-inch display capable of 720p HD resolution. It&#8217;s so yawn-inducing that if Facebook spends more than two minutes on hardware and specs on Thursday, I might actually nod off. But it&#8217;s an example of what Facebook can offer other OEMs, regardless of device specs: the angle of &#8216;it&#8217;ll even run on your broadly aimed pre-paid handsets&#8217; is a good one for FB&#8217;s purposes of establishing a much wider, more entrenched mobile platform.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the phone itself does look a little like a cheap iPhone knock-off.<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tctechcrunch2011.wordpress.com\/790524\/\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=7Sj5cTHBWek:DELQBExPwIo:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=7Sj5cTHBWek:DELQBExPwIo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=7Sj5cTHBWek:DELQBExPwIo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=7Sj5cTHBWek:DELQBExPwIo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=7Sj5cTHBWek:DELQBExPwIo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HTC hardware that&#8217;s being prepped as the delivery mechanism for Facebook Home, which has lots more potential than the device itself, supposedly leaked in\u00a0the\u00a0image above. The render, tweeted by Evleaks, a consistent source of pre-release Android hardware info, doesn&#8217;t look like much: it&#8217;s\u00a0destined\u00a0to be a mid-range device, after all, according to early leaks. 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